Mansoureh Hatamian; Mostafa Arab; Mahmoud Reza Roozban
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Light as an important environmental factor, influences many aspects of plant growth and development. Leaves are different in some characters including stomatal behavior under shade or light conditions. In this study, the effects of different levels of light intensity on stomatal behavior of two rose ...
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Light as an important environmental factor, influences many aspects of plant growth and development. Leaves are different in some characters including stomatal behavior under shade or light conditions. In this study, the effects of different levels of light intensity on stomatal behavior of two rose cultivars, ‘Gulmira’ and ‘Red One’, were evaluated under controlled conditions. To obtain different light intensities, green polyethylene nets were used. Treatments were light intensities of 1200 (Control), 640, 520 and 240 mmol/m2/s. Based on the results, the highest stomatal length and width were found in 640 mmol/m2/s in both cultivars. Regarding stomatal density, there were no significant differences among different levels of light intensities, although cultivar effect was significant. Therefore, stomatal density was higher in ‘Gulmira’ than ‘Red One’. Also, stomatal conductance was significant only between cultivars, and there was no significant difference among light treatments. However there was an increasing trend of stomatal conductance with increasing light intensities.
Abdolhossein Rezaei Nejad; Ahmad Ismaili
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In this study, postharvest characteristics of eight cut rose cultivars (Valentine, King Pride, Prima Donna, Black Baccara, Victory, Papagayo, Royal Baccara and Yellow Island) were investigated in a growth room with temperature of 20 ºC, relative humidity of 50% and light intensity of 10 µmol ...
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In this study, postharvest characteristics of eight cut rose cultivars (Valentine, King Pride, Prima Donna, Black Baccara, Victory, Papagayo, Royal Baccara and Yellow Island) were investigated in a growth room with temperature of 20 ºC, relative humidity of 50% and light intensity of 10 µmol m-2 s-1 in autumn 2008. Among cultivars significant differences were found for all of the attributes evaluated. According to the results, King Pride with 17.7 days and Papagayo with 9.4 days showed the longest and the shortest vase life, respectively. After King Pride, Royal Baccara, Yellow Island and Black Baccara showed a high longevity. Flower peduncle was the largest in Yellow Island and King Pride and the lowest in Papagayo. Moreover, fresh weight loss was the highest in Papgayo and the lowest in King Pride and Yellow Island. King Pride showed the highest water uptake while Papagayo showed the highest water loss. Both water uptake and water loss were the lowest in Victory but its flower buds didn't open fully. Moreover, King Pride and Papagayo showed the highest and the lowest stomatal density, respectively. Overall, cultivars with larger flower and peduncle diameter and higher relative fresh weight, water uptake and stomatal density showed higher vase life. King Pride, Royal Baccara and Yellow Island were selected as best cultivars based on the vase life and other postharvest characteristics.
Mahmoud Shoor; Yahya Selahvarzi; Sahar Bostani
Volume 12, Issue 2 , November 2010, , Pages 25-35
Abstract
To evaluate the effect of high Co2 concentration on three ornamental plants belong to Asteraceae family, all with different morphological characteristics, namely: Marigold (compound leaves), Floss flower (opposite leaves) and Blanket flower (rosette leaves), an experiment was conducted in 2007 at Ferdosi ...
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To evaluate the effect of high Co2 concentration on three ornamental plants belong to Asteraceae family, all with different morphological characteristics, namely: Marigold (compound leaves), Floss flower (opposite leaves) and Blanket flower (rosette leaves), an experiment was conducted in 2007 at Ferdosi university - Iran. Four levels of Co2 (350 as control, 700, 1050 and 1400 µl/l), as well as three plant genotypes were used as factorial arrangement based on a complete randomized design with three replications. The results showed that all studied traits were affected by Co2, plant genotypes and their interactions. Increasing Co2 concentration to 700 µl/l led to higher stomata density, epidermal cell density, stomata length, and guard cell length in all three plant genotypes. The results also showed that marigold (compound leaves) had the maximum values for stomata density, epidermal cell density, as well as stomatal index. Maximum stomata length occurred in Floss flower (opposite leaves) and maximum length and width of guard cell were observed in Blanket flower (rosette leaves).